8.
Sunnah: Are
there any other sacred sources?
Yes, the Sunnah, the practice and example of the
Prophet Muhammad, is the second authority for Muslims.
A Hadith is a reliably transmitted report of what
the Prophet said, did, or approved. Belief in the
Sunnah is part of the Islamic faith.
Examples
of the Prophet`s sayings
The
Prophet said:
'God
has no Mercy on one who has no Mercy for others.'
'None
of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother
what he wishes for himself.'
'He
who eats his fill while his neighbor goes without
food is not a believer. '
'The
truthful and trusty businessman is associated with
the prophets the saints, and the martyrs.'
'Powerful
is not he who knocks the other down, indeed powerful
is he who controls himself in a fit of anger. '
'God does not judge according to your bodies and
appearances but He scans your hearts and looks into
your deeds.'
'A
man walking along a path felt very thirsty. Reaching
a well he descended into it, drank his fill and
came up. Then he saw a dog with its tongue hanging
out, trying to lick up mud to quench its thirst.
The man saw that the dog was feeling the same thirst
as he had felt so he went down into the well again
and filled his shoe with water and gave the dog
a drink. God forgave his sins for this action.'
The Prophet was asked: 'Oh Messenger of God, are
we rewarded for kindness towards animals?' He said,
'There is a reward for kindness to every living
thing.'
From
the Hadith collections of Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi
and Bayhaqi